Patches of Pink April Project: Babies

Hi everyone, and welcome back! Today I am posting my project for Patches of Pink's April link party and our theme is Babies!! I decided to make a card. My little sis is expecting her 4th boy (!) so I thought this might come in handy ;) Here is my card:

The background paper is some scrap from a sheet I printed off of the Imagine More Cards cart. The border strips were detachable strips from some American Crafts paper- I really went to the stash for this one, lol!

I added some stickles to accent the rattle, and added a button with some baker's twine.

Still not sick of banners! For this one I cut the banner shapes with a Spellbinder's die and accentuated the polka dots with some more stickles, and added some baker's twine.

The sentiment stamp is from Pink by Design.

Thanks for stopping by today, and please join us over at Patches of Pink with your baby related projects!!

Supply List:
Cardstock: Robert's
Patterned Paper: American Crafts, Imagine More Cards
Cartridge: New Arrival
Ink: Dew Drop by Memento
Stamp: Pink by Design
Twine: My Craft Spot
Button: Stash
Die: Spellbinders
Glitter Glue: Stickles by Ranger

Patches of Pink- March

Hello and welcome to a new design team post for Patches of Pink! Thanks to all of you who linked up for our Valentine's Linky Party- it was great to see all of your inspiring creations! I hope you will join us again for our new theme: Spring! I don't know about you, but I am ready for some pretty spring colors and some sunshine! Can't really complain as our winter was...not this year, but still anxious for Spring. For my Spring project I made a layout. I had some fun pictures of my mom swinging my niece, Evie, at Easter last year. Here is my project:

American Crafts paper, again. I am seriously in love with them now, best $30 I ever spent on scrapbook supplies, lol! I used a new PageMaps sketch from March as inspiration for this layout. Love PageMaps! Don't we all?? Have you seen her new Spellbinders dies? I had to order some, can't wait to get them! Anyway, about my project... I cut a doily with a background from the paper lace cartridge. I always forget this cartridge also has a cute font, so I used it for my title. I wanted to use some of my new Studio Calico Mr. Huey spray ink, but unfortunately it didn't show up too well, and kind of warped the paper. I was disappointed, but I just worked around it!
One thing I like about American Crafts paper is the sheets come with a little patterned border strips you can tear off that coordinate with the line. I used these for the border up the side and to hand cut the banner flags.

I glued the bakers twine with my zig glue pen. I absolutely LOVE that you can draw different shapes with the glue pen and the twine will stick to it. I am definitely going to be experimenting more with this in the future.

This is my first time making these cute little flags. I have seen them on others' projects and just had to give them a try! I just used toothpicks and glued the flags around the end. Fun! There is a great tutorial for how to make these over at ScrapFit HERE.
I hope you enjoyed my project today and hope that you will come join the fun! You can link up any Spring themed project at Patches of Pink. Can't wait to see your creations!
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Supply List:
All paper: American Crafts
Spray Ink: Studio Calico
Cartridges: Paper Lace (doily, title), Elegant Edges (border/title mat)
Bakers Twine: My Craft Spot
Border Punches: American Crafts

I am entering in the following challenges:
ScrapFit Step Class #2:  Make your own pins
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Patches of Pink Design Team Member!!

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Hello again! I have another exciting announcement to make- I have been chosen to be a design team member for Patches of Pink! If you are not familiar with this blog then you must check it out- Jalisa is uber talented, as are all the design team members, so really great inspiration as well as fun linky parties and challenges! Our theme for this week is Valentine's, so please come link up your awesome Valentine's projects with us!
For my project I am showing a Valentine's Box I made for work. They decided to have a team building activity where everyone would bring in homemade Valentine's boxes (like we did in Elementary School!) and pass out Valentine's to each other, it was fun to take that trip down memory lane :) This box was surprisingly hard to photograph, so please forgive the photos:

 Almost all the cuts were made with Love Struck 2010, except for the rosettes that were cut with Ribbons and Rosettes. 

 I added some glossy accents to the rose to give it a little glisten.

 I accented a few of the hearts with some diamond stickles and added some bakers twine to a clear button.

 All the paper is from Echo Park Yours Truly.

I hope you enjoyed my 'old school' Valentine's Box. Please head over to Patches of Pink to check out what the rest of our amazingly talented design team has created, and be sure to link up with our linky party!!